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Appendix III 



Sever&l Aflencica Axe A««eBalng RAD 



FlciliUca' Funding Necdi and Miaaiona 



updated more than 20 years ago, is addressing space constraints and local 

 community concerns about traffic and parking. In its 1991 evaluation of 

 nih's plans to renovate the clinical center complex and several other 

 laboratory buildings, the Army Corps of Engineers recommended that Nin 

 accelerate its master plarming process, staUng that the absence of a 

 quaUty, up-to^iate plan definitely hinders the ability of the nih engineering 

 staff to develop sound and reasonable strategies for future facility use and 

 expansion. 



EPA is updating its site master plans for each of its laboratories. The Gulf 

 Breeze laboratory, which initially conducted r&d on the effects of 

 pesticides on aquatic organisms, has expanded its mission substantially 

 since epa acquired the site in 1970. Correspondingly, the laboratory has 

 grown from 14 buildings to 42 buildings, including 3 laboratory buildings, 

 several small houses built when it was a yellow fever quarantine station, 

 and leased trailers. The draft Gulf Breeze master plan proposes to 

 consolidate offices and support services in a few larger buildings. For 

 example, the computer center, currently housed in a trailer, would be 

 moved to a central administration building. Several small buildings and 

 temporary trailers would be eUminated, reducing maintenance and repair 

 expenses. 



Funding for 

 Maintenance and 

 Repair 



Facilities managers for most of the eight federal agencies stated that 

 funding for maintaining laboratory faciUties was moderately adequate; 

 however, facilities managers for four agencies said that funding for 

 repairing laboratory faciUties was only slightly adequate or inadequate. 

 Facilities managers for the Navy, Geological Survey (usGS), and nasa's 

 Offices of Aeronautics and Space Technology and Space Science said that 

 the adequacy of funding for laboratory maintenance and repair was 

 moderate to great. In contrast, nih, noaa. Air Force, Army, and nasa's 

 Office of Space Flight managers told us that funding for both laboratory 

 maintenance and repair was inadequate or slightly adequate, epa and nist 

 officials stated that laboratory maintenance funding was moderately 

 adequate, but funding for laboratory repairs was inadequate or only 

 slightly adequate, doe managers said that maintenance funding was 

 moderately adequate, whUe repair funding was between slightly and 

 moderately adequate. In general, federal laboratories are responsible for 

 maintenance and minor repau^, paying for these expenses with had 

 program funds; major repair projects generally are submitted to a central 

 faciliues organization within an agency for approval and funding 

 prioritization. 



